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Smal Vitalii Serhiiovych

Date of birth: September 19, 1982 (43 years old)
Article of the Criminal Code:  205.4 ч. 2 ; 205.3
Form of repression:  no prosecution
Pursuit stage:  end of prosecution
Date of sentencing:  November 27, 2024
Current location:  not in custody
Date of release:  July 4, 2025
Lists of persecuted:  Archive

Vitalii Serhiiovych Smal was born on September 19, 1982. He is a citizen of Ukraine, a serviceman of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and a prisoner of war.

On November 27, 2024, he was sentenced under Part 2 of Article 205.4 of the Russian Criminal Code ("Participation in a terrorist community") and Article 205.3 ("Training for terrorist activities") to imprisonment. The length of the sentence is unknown.

On July 4, 2025, he was released as part of a prisoner exchange.

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